How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits
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The Trump administration's EPA rollback of the endangerment finding, which authorized federal regulation of greenhouse gases, is now being used by environmental groups and states to defend climate accountability laws. The Justice Department is challenging Vermont's "climate superfund" law, arguing federal law governs emissions, but the repeal weakens this argument. Legal experts anticipate this reasoning will be used to defend other state climate lawsuits against major polluters. New York's attorney general has already filed a letter in federal court using this argument to defend climate superfund laws in both Vermont and New York. The EPA claims its repeal only applies to motor vehicle emissions.
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